The Yamaha SR125 is a small, custom-style bike. Being 5'3", it was a good choice for my first bike. It's reliable and easy to ride. Over the 5 years that I owned one, all I needed to do was give it an annual service, apart from topping up the oil and replacing the headlight bulb.
The bulb needed replacing, on average, about once a year. It uses the same 12v type as a scooter so there was no lack of supply. ( Scooter shops seemed to offer it cheaper than dedicated motorbike shops). The other cosmetic items that occaisionally needed replacing were the clutch and brake handles. Also pretty inexpensive, about £12, depending on where you buy from.
The rear brake is a drum brake which is quite old-fashioned now, but easy enough to work with. The petrol consumption is very good. I rode from South London (Waterloo) to North London (Hampstead) 6 days a week and spent about £4 weekly on petrol.
The electric starter was appreciated but did give a few problems after standing in the rain.
The handling is a bit sluggish when cornering but I suspect that had to do with the low speed. I managed to push it to about 60 k.p.h. but that was downhill !!
All in all, I would recommend it for someone who needs to commute within a city or is rather short.
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Advantages: Economy, 4 Stroke Induction 'Roar!', Cheap to run, easy to maintain, its a bike! Disadvantages: A little too slow on dual carriage ways, Can be overpriced, Poor wet handling
richpsurvery 05.10.2007 (05.10.2007)
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